# 1405
Chapter 1406: The Three-Piece Set and Forbidden Drugs
The days that followed were no different from the experiences Lin Qiye and the others had over the past few days.
Playing cards, playing mahjong, singing, pole dancing, competing to see who could run around the island the fastest while doing a handstand... and various other entertainment activities that required at least ten years of blood clots in the brain to come up with.
The only change was that Tang Yusheng's potential training resumed in the morning, which meant all of the above activities were carried out as rehabilitation after experiencing another round of deathly beatings and three hours of medicinal baths.
Time flowed by, and half a month passed in an instant.
Inside the four large vats steaming with heat and medicinal fragrance, Lin Qiye and the others floated on their backs, their wounds gradually healing, and their exhaustion swept away.
"Whew..." Baili Pangpang floated in the tomato pot like a piece of pork belly, gazing up at the blue sky, and let out a comfortable moan. "No kidding, after soaking in these medicinal baths for so many days, I feel my realm has improved quite a bit... Brother Gun's secret formula is impressive, huh?"
In front of the bonfire burning beneath the vats, Tang Yusheng squatted on the ground, silently adding firewood beneath Baili Pangpang's pot.
After cooking Lin Qiye and the others for half a month, Li Kengqiang seemed to have gotten bored, so he voluntarily handed this rare experience over to Tang Yusheng. Now Tang Yusheng not only had to personally beat Lin Qiye and the others half to death every day, drag them onto the shore, but also soak them into the medicinal vats, regularly add firewood, and maintain the fire.
Tang Yusheng didn't say much, just silently playing the role of a nanny.
"Of course." When Tang Yusheng heard Baili Pangpang's words, he calmly replied, "Uncle Li does have unique insights in developing human potential. Otherwise, he wouldn't have created something as heaven-defying as 'Ghost God Induction.'"
"'Ghost God Induction' was made by Brother Gun?"
At Tang Yusheng's words, all four people in the pot exclaimed in surprise.
"You didn't know?" Tang Yusheng asked rhetorically. "Every Chief Commander of the Night Watch has made tremendous contributions.
"The first Chief Commander, Senior Nie Jinshan, ventured alone into the Kunlun Ruins and begged the Queen Mother of the West for the foundation of the Night Watch—that is, the [Star Blade] in your hands;
"The second Chief Commander, Uncle Li, created 'Ghost God Induction,' installed it in the Night Watch's Coat of Arms, granting all Night Watch members 'dignity' and 'tenderness';
"The fourth Chief Commander, Wang Qing, wove a cloak for the Night Watch that could fight in any extreme environment, serving as the 'shield' symbolizing honor and identity..."
Lin Qiye and the others froze in place.
Straight Blade, Coat of Arms, cloak.
From the moment they stepped into the training camp, Lin Qiye and the others knew of the Night Watch's Three-Piece Set, but it wasn't until now that they understood how much hard work and dedication lay behind these three items.
Behind each item was the condensation of an era... And it was this century of accumulation that gave rise to the thousands of Night Watch members in Great Xia today.
After a moment, Baili Pangpang couldn't help but ask: "Then... What about you, Senior Tang Yusheng? What have you accomplished?"
Tang Yusheng was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "What I did... is not worth mentioning."
Seeing that Tang Yusheng didn't want to talk about it, Baili Pangpang wisely didn't press further. Instead, An Qingyu asked a question that had been weighing on his mind for a long time:
"Earlier, I heard Brother Gun say that only when one is on the brink of death, refining bone and blood into a weapon, merging the body with the weapon, and supplemented by special techniques and objects, can one create a heroic spirit that attaches to the weapon... But isn't this so-called 'near-death' state too demanding for Night Watch members? How do you manage it?"
"What do you mean?" Cao Yuan didn't quite understand.
"Think about it this way," Lin Qiye understood what An Qingyu was getting at, supplementing, "once someone at the Chief Commander's level takes action, they might face a deity whose power far exceeds their own. In that case, to ensure they can escape from a desperate situation, cling to their last breath, return to Night Watch headquarters, and refine their divine soul into a weapon—it would be quite impractical... Even if they could escape from the desperate situation, they might not have reached a near-death state and could still be saved. If they couldn't escape, they'd face the fate of dying in battle."
"Ultimately, the condition of 'near-death' probably can't be achieved every time."
"You're right," Tang Yusheng nodded. "It's difficult to ensure every Chief Commander reaches the 'near-death' state at the moment of their death, so we have a special method."
"Special method?"
"Do you know why only the Chief Commanders of Great Xia's Night Watch can become heroic spirits?"
Lin Qiye and the others all shook their heads.
"One of the reasons is that the process of transforming from a remnant soul into a heroic spirit is too painful. Refining bone and blood into a weapon is not just a figure of speech... And once one becomes a heroic spirit, they can never enter the cycle of reincarnation. They can only endure eternal torment within Great Xia's national fortune. Besides Great Xia's Night Watch Chief Commanders, no one has the obligation to endure such suffering.
"The second reason is the 'near-death' state you mentioned..."
Tang Yusheng spoke slowly. "From the very beginning of the Night Watch's establishment, there has existed a forbidden drug. Once swallowed, this drug accumulates in the depths of the soul like sediment. When the consumer dies in battle, the drug's power is activated, causing the consumer's soul to enter a 'sleep-like' state.
"This state can generally be maintained for 72 hours. Although vitality withers and one appears dead, as long as the body is recovered and the medicinal residue in the depths of the soul is activated using secret techniques, the remnant soul can be awakened again.
"After awakening, the remnant soul forcibly extends life for 10 hours, and at the same time, it enters the 'near-death' state..."
"So the reason all previous Chief Commanders could become heroic spirits after death is because they took this forbidden drug?" Baili Pangpang realized with sudden understanding.
"That's correct. However, this forbidden drug only remains effective for 24 hours, which means we must take this drug at regular intervals every day to ensure that when we die in battle, we are within the duration of the drug's effect... Senior Nie, Uncle Li, me, Wang Qing, and even Ye Fan whom you know—all took this drug daily." Tang Yusheng seemed to recall something, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"After swallowing this drug, side effects manifest within half an hour. That torment from the depths of the soul... not just anyone can endure it."
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Great Xia.
Night Watch Headquarters.
Dingalingling—!
The urgent alarm rang out. Zuo Qing, who had been carefully reviewing documents at his desk, snapped back to reality and reached out to stop the alarm. He glanced at the time and slowly pulled open a locked drawer on the corner of his desk...
Inside the drawer was a heavy medicine box, with gray pills neatly arranged in the recessed slots within.
Looking at these gray pills, Zuo Qing let out a helpless sigh.
He reached out and took one pill, swallowing it into his stomach. He leaned back in his office chair, seemingly waiting for something...